Wheel-cultivator



(No Model.)

P. 0. WILLIAMS.

WHEEL OULTIVATOR.

Patented Nov. 29,1881.

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ATENT FFICE- FRANCIS O. \VlLLIAllIS, OF NORTH OOHOOTON, NEW YORK.

WHEEL-CULTIVATOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 250,180, dated November 29, 1881. Application filed March 7, 1881. I (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, FRANCIS OSCAR WIL- LIAMS, of North Oohocton, in the county of Steuben and State of New York, have invented a new Improvement in Wheel-Cultivators, of

which the followingis a full, clear, and exact description.

The object of my invention is a sulky or wheel-gan g cultivator or shovel-plow for tilling corn or potatoes, or anything planted in rows, which shall be light, durable, of easy draft, and one which can be turned around within small space, and can be effectively and easily used upon side-hills.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of my improved cultivator. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same; and Fig. 3 is a rear elevation, showing a portion of the leverand cross-bar for operating the turning of the wheels.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

The frame is composed of the bars A A, which are secured parallel to each other across the tongue B and at right angles thereto.

The cross-bars O G, which carry the plowstandards D D, may be of metal, and the cross bars 0 are adjustable along the parallel bars A A by meausof the bolts passing through the holes a a, formed in the parallel bars, while the cross-bars C are adjustable at the forward end bybolts passing through the holes a/iuthe cross-piece A, and at the opposite end through the larger holes, 0, in the cross-piece A, as here inafter described. The wheels E E arejournaled in the bifurcated uprights F F, which pass through the ends of the bar A and through the ends of the cross-bars G G, and are pivoted therein, and the upper ends thereof are provided with the cranks G Gr, which are tied together at the top by the bar G. The tie-bar G is slotted-at g, and is provided at this point with the slotted and notched crown h, through which the lever H, which is pivoted at t to the bar A, passes to operate the wheels for turning and guiding the cultivator, the lever H being retained in any desired position by means of a suitable projection entering the notches in the crown. The wheels E E are formed with the central rib or sharp projection, e 0, around the peripheries, which prevent them from slipping when thrown out of line by the lever H.

The plow-standards D D are preferably bent or elbow-shaped, as shown, and are pivoted at d to or in a slot cut through the cross-pieces O C, and they are each formed at their upper ends into a segment, J, which is provided with the adjustment-holes j, through which the long rod K passes. The rod K also passes through the slotted lever L, which is pivoted at l to the side of the tongue B, as shown in Fig. 1, by which means the cultivator or shovel-plow points, as the case may be, may be raised for passing over rocks, irregularities in the ground, or other obstacles, or for turning around at the ends of the rows.

The seat N is bolted to the tongue B by the bolt n, and is adjustable thereon by means of the elongated hole or slot at in the support N, for the purpose of regulating the same to the weight of the person on the seat, so that his weight will not fall too much upon the necks of the horses.

The plow-points may he set to run deep or shallow by the adjustment of the rod Kin the holes j of the segment-shank of the standards; but should it be desired for any cause to raise the points or lower the points still more, the

frame may be vertically adjusted upon the uprights F by means of the washers e e on' the shanks of the uprights, which may be taken from above the frame, as shown in the drawings, and placed under it, or vice versa.

The lateral adjustment of the crossbar C to suit the cultivator to rows of diiferent widths is accomplished by the large holes 0 a, formed respectively through the ends of the bar A and cross-bars (3 O, by which means thecrossbars may be brought nearer together and the parts secured together by the uprights F, as shown.

It will be observed that by this means the wheels E E are always behind the plows and always'have an even and firm track to run in, and thus never raise the plowsfrom the ground in passing over irregularities, and that by means of the wheels being pivoted and controlled by a lever the same may be set at any angle right or left, which is a greatadvantage in turning and working upon a side-hill.

Though I have described my invention as a cultivator or shovel-plow for use for tilling purposes, I may add thatit is alsoadapred for marking out the ground previous to planting,

and it may also be used for covering potatoes 5 and for other purposes.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination, with a plow-frame coin- 1o posed of the bars AA, slotted adjustable crossbarsO O, and tongue B, carrying the seat N a d lever L, all supported upon the wheels E at the rear of said frame, of the el bow plowstandards D, pivoted at their angles in the slots of the cross-bars, and provided with seg-' ments J, having adjusting-holes j, and connected by a rod, K, substantially as described, and for the purpose set forth.

FRANCIS OSCAR WILLIAMS. Witnesses:

E. H. WETMORE, A. R. WETMORE. 

